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Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
BTO Codes:
TP , TREPI
EURING No:
10090
Number in Britain:
74 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
trivialis recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
15 cm
Wingspan:
26 cm
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: anthos =a small grassland bird described by Aristotle
and L.: trivialis =common
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe to c Asia, WINTERS: south to India & s Africa
Habitat:
Open upland woodland
Diet:
Mostly insects with some plant material in autumn/winter
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
74 thousand territories
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
1738
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Common in:
Scrub, Coniferous Wood
Also found in:
Grass/Heath
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Average Day of First Arrival:
6 Apr
European Population Size:
Summer:
12 to 22 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.4 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
39
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.87 ± 0.83 (2 - 6) N = 349
Incubation:
13 days
13.17 ± 0.71 (12 - 15) N = 349
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13 - 14 days
12.58 ± 0.81 (11 - 14) N = 956
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
12 May (28 Apr - 16 Jun)
Number of Broods:
1-2(3)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
338
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr7m
(Sweden: 8yr 2m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
87.6 ± 2.6
Range
83 - 91 mm, N =343
Juvenile:
87.6 ± 2.4
84 - 91 mm, N =371
Male:
88.5 ± 2.0
85 - 92 mm, N =142
Female:
85.4 ± 2.3
82 - 89 mm, N =51
Weight
Adult:
21.61 ± 1.63
Range
19.10 - 24.20 g , N =312
Juvenile:
22.07 ± 1.93
19.20 - 25.40 g , N =306
Male:
21.79 ± 1.11
19.90 - 23.60 g , N =129
Female:
21.44 ± 1.34 .
19.10 - 23.50 g , N =42
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Riabhag-choille
Welsh:
Corhedydd y Coed
Danish:
Skovpiber
Dutch:
Boompieper
Finnish:
Metsäkirvinen
French:
Pipit des arbres
German:
Baumpieper
Hungarian:
Erdei pityer
Icelandic:
Trjátittlingur
Irish:
Riabhóg Choille
Italian:
Prispolone
Norwegian:
Trepiplerke
Polish:
Swiergotek drzewny
Portuguese:
Petinha-das-árvores
Spanish:
Bisbita arbóreo
Swedish:
Trädpiplärka
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